Murray Spivack - Jack Verga - What I learned from the Master Drummer at my first lesson.
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- In this video I share with you exactly what I was taught by Master Drummer Murray Spivack at my first lesson, along with some things Richard Wilson taught that were different from Murray. I explain and demonstrate the first steps in Murrays methods which take about a year of study to complete. These methods are based on how your anatomy and the drum stick interact with gravity and the laws of motion in the most efficient way to play the drums. Murray arranges the Rudiments and the Motions/Strokes he teaches you to play, in a special order that allows you to learn his way of playing by starting with simple strokes that then develop into the most technically demanding Rudiments and you will be able to play them with ease and understand how to further improve your playing skills and develop them to what ever level you aspire to take them.
Music notation examples covering the materials in the video are at the end of the video.
Jim Chapin was very knowledgeable about all the great teachers methods...He taught me tons about control and technique....Spivack was a legend..I still teach my students these methods........Good video..We need more guys like you out there...........Ralph Onofrio
Bravo, Jack 👏 A very helpful demonstration. I've been waiting for this type of video for a long time! Big thank you for the study material. 🙏
Fantastic teaching. The double stroke technique makes so much sense even though, as you say, nearly everybody I've seen online teaches the push-pull method. I'm switching to your method with immediate effect.
Thanks so much. Please keep them coming.
Me also. Makes so much sense. Everyone saying that relying on the second bound is softer than the first. Push pull eleveates that. But at a price for me, Faster speeds doesn’t work for me. Im going back to Jack!!
What a great stick tone. Thanks for sharing such a wealth of information.
This is Great! Thanks man for putting this stuff up.
Big shout out to Mr. Wally Snow! Wally was Murray's associate and I spent a couple of years with him. He cleaned up and untangled my hands. It saved my career - Steve.
I studied with Wally Snow too back in the 80’s. I haven’t much about him since but he was a very good teacher that helped my hands so much !
GRUBER taught a lot of the same concepts with variations of course all these guys had the information! Although they approach might’ve been differen from one teacher to the other
Hi Jack, thanks for such a great explanation. How can I get in touch with you to enquire about Zoom lessons?
on my website you can find the link - www.cactusjack.com
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Wonderful video! Very inspiring and exciting. Jack, do you happen to do remote lessons teaching this method? I’m in Atlanta, Georgia.
Thank you!
@@Seetherfanlolpplwtf Yes I do. You can reach me through my website www.cactusjack.com
So I have a question about the stick grip. So the Murray Spivack grip makes perfect sense. And excellent job explaining it, but it seems when I try it I feel like I have to hold the stick a little further up the shank to get the fulcrum point so the rebound is good. I have been playing with my index finger as the fulcrum for over 40 years and thought that was why, but it got really noticeable when I sat behind the kit with this grip and saw that my reach was a bit shorter and I had to move just a bit closer to feel comfortable with it. Is that normal or am I just overthinking it too much. Thanks for the awesome and super descriptive videos.
@@johnbelfiglio562 depending on where you have placed the fulcrum over the last 40 years, you may have to move it to feel the weight of the stick lying on the middle finger. Since you are changing what you have done for quite a while the first step is to establish that fulcrum in your middle finger, once you can get that established then you may be able to move it back further on the stick as you seem to want to do. I remember when I switched to this grip and method that I was sitting closer to my snare drum and that brought me closer to all the other elements of my drum set.
@@BigHammer52 that makes sense, and I understand there will be a learning curve. My main issue is I’m shorter than average, so I sit pretty close already. I will work at it anyway because it’s time to learn a new technique. 😊. Thanks!
Thanks Jack, as a fairly new drummer your lesson has helped. I live north of Tampa Fl and Im looking for a master I can study under. Do you have any recommendations on how I can find such a person? Thanks again
@@jackdestefano6518 I personally don’t know of any tremors in Florida that studied with Murray or Richard. I know that the drummer Danny Gottlieb is an instructor at one of the universities in Florida. He is a great drummer and plays with a beautiful musical touch. You couldn’t go wrong doing some studying with him.
Get remote lessons with Richard Martinez, they're amazing and truly life changing
Bravo Jack. I’ve been studying with Richard Martinez for over 3 years. Richard has always mentioned your deep understanding of Dick and Murray’s teachings.
Fred Gruber also had a similar concept although both teachers had many differences regarding “stick control”
Thank you Jack. Really helpful and demonstrated in a clear and calm manner, sounds like a drummaster!
This is a supremely valuable lesson.
Great lesson! When you say "feel the weight on the middle finger", are you implying that you are using the middle finger fulcrum? Or can Murray's technique be applied to the index finger fulcrum as well?
The 1st crack of the middle finger is the fulcrum. The index finger and thumb hold and guide the stick.
Great lesson, wonderful example also for my Students, thanks for sharing !
Thank you so much Jack! This video is so good and it was great reviewing it with Richard Martinez
I studied with Murray as well. Great teacher.
This grip has never worked for me, everytime I try to hit with power it pushes the stick instantly away from the first middle finger crease
that is happening because you are applying force incorrectly. you are trying to create the force by hitting down harder instead of lifting up faster. Gravity can create the force if you simply lift faster and feel it’s downward pull. you need to understand the concept of up to come down. You are just making everything go down.